Alex Singleton’s latest two-game surge has turned into one of the Broncos’ biggest defensive storylines.
The Denver linebacker has piled up 33 tackles and two sacks over Denver’s last two games, and his latest impact came in Sunday’s 28-24 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Singleton finished with 14 tackles and a sack against Kansas City, continuing a stretch that has made him impossible to ignore.
The 32-year-old now has 101 tackles through eight games, which works out to more than 12 per contest. That follows a monster outing against the Arizona Cardinals on October 25, when he posted 19 tackles, including 12 solo stops, and a sack in Denver’s 30-16 victory. That performance earned him the first weekly defensive honor of his NFL career, as he was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week.
Against Kansas City, Singleton’s biggest moment came late. With the Chiefs ahead 24-21 in the fourth quarter, he got to Patrick Mahomes for a 6-yard loss on third down.
That snap pushed Kansas City back to Denver’s 36-yard line and forced Harrison Butker into a 54-yard field goal try. Butker missed, and Denver took over with 2:31 left.
From there, Bo Nix led the Broncos down the field and set up rookie Jonah Coleman’s go-ahead touchdown run with 1:56 remaining. Denver’s defense then finished the job with a dramatic goal-line stand, capped by JL Skinner’s key third-down tackle and Malcolm Roach’s game-ending sack.
Singleton has become a central piece of a Broncos defense that has helped fuel four straight wins. His 101 tackles already put him within reach of his career-best 177, set in 2023, and his consistency has been a major asset for a Denver team that sits atop the AFC West at 6-2.
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